Places psichegg Wants to Go

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.